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with grey disk, and narrow white zone, from Messrs. F. and A. 

 Smith, Dulwich ; and to a yellow-flowered Eastern Rhododendron, 

 a variety probably of R. JBrookeianum, a fine plant, with elliptic 

 acuminate glossy leaves, and flowers of a clear pale buff-yellow 

 from Messrs. Veitch and Sons, Chelsea. Second-Class Certificates 

 were given to Cgmhidiwm tigrinum, a pretty small-growing epiphyte, 

 the flowers of which have long olive-tinted sepals and petals, and 

 a white lip marked with transverse purple bars, from Messrs. 

 Veitch and Sons ; and to a good variety of Oncidium nubigenum, 

 with white transversely barred sepals, and a broad white Hp. 

 beautifully spotted at the base with purple, from Mr. Bull. A 

 remarkably fine plant of Odontoglossum lutco-purpureum, from the 

 collection of the Lord Bishop of "Winchester, Earnham Castle, 

 received a Special Certificate. Amongst other subjects of interest 

 may be mentioned a splendid bush in full blossom of Rhododendron 

 Countess of Haddington, with lovely rosy-tinted flower tubes, from 

 the Messrs. Veitch ; Rose Rrince Leopold, a promising purplish- 

 crimson perpetual climber, from Mr. W. Paul, Waltham ; and cut 

 blooms of the Bhotan Rhododendron JBatemani, purple, with crimson 

 flowers spotted with black, a species with something of the ar- 

 boreum character, and consequently tender, from Mr. Bennett, 

 gardener to W. J. Bateman, Esq. 



Fruit Committee, April 6. — A seedling apple without name 

 came from Mrs. Blackett , Ord, of "Whitfield Hall, Haydon 

 Bridge. It is a large prominently-ribbed tall cylindrical-shaped 

 apple, flat at the base and the crown, resembling the old Catshead 

 or Costard. It is a noble apple, and though perhaps more adapted 

 for the kitchen than the dessert, was nevertheless a good-flavoured 

 apple and not to be despised in that respect for the table, apart 

 from its large handsome appearance. This was much commended 

 by the Committee, and a desire was expressed that Mrs. Blackett 

 Ord would have the apple sent again next year. 



Mr. T. Lockie, gardener to W. H. Berger, Esq., The Court, 

 Great Marlow, sent a dish of Eeinette de Canada apples which 

 had been produced on a tree grown in a ten-inch pot and which 

 exhibited the results of a careful and meritorious system of 

 orchard-house culture. The fruit large, well coloured, and the 

 texture of the flesh peculiarly tender. To these were awarded 

 a Special Certificate. 



Mr. Craddock, gardener to Lord Willoughby de Broke, at 



